<p>supposedly, RD decisions are mailing out today
so as soon as you get your letter, let us know!</p>
<p>how long do u think it will take to get to canada?</p>
<p>YIKES since admits are priority, we should pray for Saturday, right? They should’ve sent them out yesterday so we won’t be freaked out on Sunday!</p>
<p>Don’t freak out. Unlike Express Mail the USPS does not guarantee delivery time for Priority Mail. I have received such mailings overnight on some occasions and as many as 4 days on others.</p>
<p>Copied this from the Vandy admissions blog, at</p>
<p>[The</a> Vandy Admissions Blog](<a href=“http://www.vanderbilt.edu/Admissions/vandybloggers/]The”>The Vandy Admissions Blog | Vanderbilt University)</p>
<p>2009 Decision Letters Have Been Mailed</p>
<p>Thom March 26th, 2009</p>
<p>Decision letters for the next great incoming class at Vanderbilt University have officially left 2305 West End Avenue!</p>
<p>Last year’s incoming class was historic. For a year now, the Vanderbilt class of 2012, the first Commons class, was able to boast about being the most diverse, best prepared group of incoming students ever seen at Vanderbilt. After this coming Fall, the class of 2012 will not be able to say that anymore. </p>
<p>In several ways, Vanderbilt’s applicant pool had a breakthrough year in terms of the overall quality, depth of character, diversity, and intellectualism. Some highlights of this amazing applicant pool include:***</p>
<pre><code>* 19,350 applications received, up 16% over last year and setting a new Vanderbilt record.
- Vanderbilt’s geographic diversity continues to expand as students from around the United States and overseas consider Vanderbilt an academic destination. This year’s applicants hail from all 50 US States, 13 US Territories and Military Bases, and 97 foreign countries, up from 77 just two years ago.
- The exploding growth in the ethnic diversity of Vanderbilt’s applicant pool continued yet again this year, with all underrepresented groups registering double-digit increases in applications over last year:
o African-American: Up 15%
o Asian: Up 20%
o Hispanic: Up 18%
o Native-American: Up 33%
o Other Minority: Up 10%
o International: Up 38% - This year’s applicant pool featured the highest level of academic preparation in Vanderbilt’s history as evidenced by students enrolling in the most demanding curriculum offered at their high school.
- Most impressively, our applicant pool set a new standard of engagement and leadership at the high school, community, regional, national, and international level.
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<p>As a result, our staff had the difficult task of selecting the students who will make up another historically accomplished and diverse incoming class at Vanderbilt.</p>
<p>Statistically, here is a breakdown of our newly admitted Vanderbilt class of 2013: </p>
<pre><code>* Admit Rate: 18.9%
- Middle 50% SAT Reasoning (M+CR): 1400 - 1560
- Middle 50% ACT Composite: 31 - 34
- Average Rank-in-Class: 3.8%*
- Percent of admitted class in top 10% of their graduating high school class: 92.15%*
- Gender breakdown:
o Female: 49.1%
o Male: 50.9%
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<p>*Figures only represent admitted students for whom we have official rank information from their high school.</p>
<p>Our office will be closed to the public tomorrow (Friday, 3/27). We will not release decisions over the phone until Wednesday, April 1st. If you have not received your decision by then, please feel free to call our office (800.288.0432).</p>
<p>Congratulations to the newest members of the Vanderbilt community!</p>
<p>So you guys are the most diverse, talented, and well prepared class in history as well?</p>
<p>They’ve been saying that for years. What if one year they didn’t say it? haha.</p>
<p>“Frankly, you all weren’t as good as last year. We aren’t expecting much from you.”</p>
<p>^ If it ever happens, it will be next year. Haha.</p>
<p>They should say that. The VU bloggers have a big enough sense of humour to write that (and then say they were joking).</p>
<p>louis91, I live in BC and i got an email a day after Early Decision 1 was out</p>
<p>vandyornothing does that mean i will get an email tomorrow??
thanks!</p>
<p>Haha, I second ZFanatic.</p>
<p>We are supposedly the toughest class to date, and the toughest class for the next few years. We were the “peak” group of high school graduates…</p>
<p>Stop reminding me, Luke. =P</p>
<p>aw man, there’s no hope for me =(</p>
<p>Up 33% for Native Americans? Damn, I hope I am part of that percent.</p>
<p>Hook 'em horns what makes you think that this class is stronger than classes to come in the near future?</p>
<p>no way there were that many real native americans ahahha</p>
<p>dpattzlover, assuming you are nativa american, you are already part of that 33% increase. the 33% is an increase in applications, not acceptances.</p>
<p>Ah, okay. I was just assuming this is part of the “ADMITTED” stats (as the other thread is labeled). Apparently it’s just the applicant pool?</p>
<p>Guys, keep us posted on when you get your letters!</p>
<p>haha does anybody else find it odd that the “33%” increase for Native Americans looks a lot like a very small, rational fraction (1/3)?</p>
<p>Like maybe last year, only 3 NA kids applied, and this year only 4 applied, therefore yielding an increase of 33% LOL.</p>